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MS: Is The Black Horse Of Famine Getting Ready To Ride Too?; COGwriter: The ride of the 3rd horseman may already have begun!

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Michael Snyder posted the following:

Is The Black Horse Of Famine Getting Ready To Ride Too?

A “perfect storm” of factors has created a global food crisis that just continues to intensify. While you are enjoying a warm dinner tonight, millions of parents on the other side of the globe will have nothing to give to their children. The world simply is not producing enough food to feed everyone, but I am entirely convinced that things are going to get dramatically worse by the end of this decade. … I discussed the red horse of war. I believe that we are in the early stages of World War III, and during the years ahead we will see death and destruction on an unprecedented scale. Needless to say, conflict of that magnitude would greatly disrupt global food production and global supply chains, and as a result we would experience horrifying famines all over the planet.

The scenario that I just described is exactly what we see in the Book of Revelation.

In Revelation chapter 6, the black horse of famine immediately follows the red horse of war…

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Right now, we are literally teetering on the brink of such a disaster.

According to the UN’s World Food Program, we are dealing with “a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions” right now…

Last year, more than 3 billion people could not afford to eat a healthy diet…

Worldwide, more than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet, according to the report. That’s 42% of the world’s population, and a significant increase over pre-COVID levels.

Why aren’t we hearing more about this?

Just because our families aren’t facing severe hunger yet does not mean that we shouldn’t be paying attention. …

Our world is rapidly approaching a time of unparalleled chaos, and most of the population is completely and utterly unprepared for it.

If you plan to get prepared, now is the time. … the black horse of famine … 03/14/24 https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/is-the-black-horse-of-famine-getting-ready-to-ride-too/

With food price inflation and billions hungry, the ride of the 3rd horseman may already have begun!

In addition to many parts of Africa, Asia, Haiti and Cuba have been suffering from hunger and severe food shortages:

Almost half of Haiti’s people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international organizations said …

Inflation and poor harvests have also helped push Haiti to its worst levels of food insecurity on record, they said. https://www.reuters.com/world/haiti-gang-wars-push-hunger-worst-levels-record-reports-say-2024-03-22/

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Cuba in recent days, furious over the lack of food and electricity. With chants of “hunger” and “we want food,” the demonstrations have centered in Santiago de Cuba, the country’s second-biggest city, and surrounding towns in the southeastern area of the island. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1239711488/cuba-protests-food-shortage-blackouts-oil

Jesus said:

7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:7-8)

History, as well of the words of Jesus, tends to show that food shortages come after wars, and the third horseman comes after the horseman representing war.

Notice that this third horseman results in scarcity, inflation, and famine. Revelation 6:5-6 indicates that there will be food, but that it will be quite expensive (food price inflation).

5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6)

We already have food price inflation. And that was before the impact of the Russian- Ukrainian conflict.

The old Worldwide Church of God published the following:

The black horseman’s future ride will reduce the proud faces of white America, Europe, and the British Common wealth into the blackened skin of starvation such as now afflicts the vast majority of mankind. (Alexander G. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Ambassador College Press, Pasadena (CA), 1973, p. 31)

Notice some of the penalties for disobedience recorded in the 26th chapter of Leviticus: “If after all this you have not learnt discipline but still defy me, I in turn will defy you and scourge you seven times over for your sins. I will bring war in vengeance upon you … you shall be herded into your cities, I will send pestilence among you, and you shall be given over to the enemy. I will cut short your daily bread until ten women can bake your bread in a single oven; they shall dole it out by weight [see Revelation 6:5-6], and though you eat, you shall not be satisfied. If in spite of this you do not listen to me and still defy me, I will defy you in anger, and I myself will punish you seven times over for your sins. Instead of meat you shall eat your sons and daughters” (Lev. 26:23-28, The New English Bible). Other passages warn of famine-producing upsets in weather (Amos 4:7, Deut. 28:24); ruined harvests (Ezek. 5:16, Deut. 28:17); blighted crops (Amos 4:9); harmful insect pests (Deut. 28:39, 42); and nonproductive soil (Deut. 28:23). (4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse – The Black Horse – Famine. WCG booklet, 1976)

And while the northern, Babylonian, European Beast power will prosper for a short while, it too will ultimately succumb to famine according to Revelation 18:2,8:

2 Babylon…8 her plagues will come in one day–death and mourning and famine…

We are starting to see more reports of food shortages and the potential for food inflation–and even Europe has concerns.

Here is something from the old Worldwide Church of God:

FEEDING THE BLACK HORSE OF FAMINE

Centuries ago the greatest prophet, forecaster, and newscaster who ever lived described in vivid detail the most climactic period in all of man’s existence. The prophet, Jesus Christ, was referring to events immediately preceding the end or consummation of this present era of human history.

His answer came in response to His disciples’ question: “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the close of the age?” (Matt. 24:3.)

Jesus spoke of several major events that would signal the beginning of this troubled period. After false prophets and wars came a third significant indicator: “… and there will be famines” (Matt. 24:7).

Some 60 years later, Christ further elaborated on this description when He gave the apostle John the prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the sixth chapter of the ‘book of Revelation. Again the same basic sequence of events is described. Following the white horse representing false Christs and the red horse of war comes the black horse of famine: “And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine” (Rev. 6:5-6, KJV).

Unprecedented Famine

There have always been famines, but there have never been famines the likes of which the world is currently experiencing. Usually famines of the past came in conjunction with droughts, wars, and other natural or man-made disturbances. They were cyclical in nature. Today worldwide famine is built into the structure of world society. Famine is now a way of life for millions of people. Weather fluctuations, wars and crop failures only serve to exacerbate existing conditions.

Today’s famines also differ in both nature and size from those of the past. Never before did multiple hundreds of millions of people suffer from hunger and malnutrition at any given period in history as they do today. As Paul and Arthur Simon wrote in The Politics of World Hunger: “The population explosion has produced stress and deprivation on a scale without precedent, as well as a momentum of growth that boggles the mind” (p. 51).

So Jesus Christ was not merely guessing about future famines. He was describing an age of human existence that was unique from all others in which widespread famine was only one of many interrelated events. In the 24th chapter of Matthew, He made this clear when He said: “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be” (verse 21).

The prophet Jeremiah describes this tumultuous age as follows: “Alas! that day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob …” (Jer. 30:7).

Daniel likewise wrote: “And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time” (Dan. 12:1).

Today, modern-day prophets have finally caught up with the patriarchs of old. Notice what Robert McNamara says about this era of world history: “We have to see the population problem as part … of a much wider social and political crisis that grows deeper with each decade and threatens to round off this century with years of unrest and turbulence, a ‘time of troubles’ [emphasis ours] during which the forces of historical change threaten our frail twentieth century society with disintegration.”

Also, Georg Borgstrom states: “As a human race we are heading for Supreme Disaster, and the great challenge to our generation is to avert this calamity. It has to be done in this crucial century, or mankind may well deprive itself of both its future and its history.”

And worldwide famine, fueled by an exploding population and future international conflicts, will undoubtedly be a key catalyst in this rapidly deteriorating chain of events.

Old Testament Warnings

Christ, who was the Logos or Spokesman of the Old Testament (see I Cor. 10:4, John 1:1), also gave national warnings concerning famine through many of the prophets of old. In these passages, famine, along with the 2nd and 4th horsemen, war and pestilence, are shown to be the ultimate result of false religion (the first horseman) and flagrant disobedience of God’s commandments.

Other passages warn of famine-producing upsets in weather (Amos 4:7, Deut. 28:24); ruined harvests (Ezek. 5:16, Deut. 28:17); blighted crops (Amos 4:9); harmful insect pests (Deut. 28:39, 42); and nonproductive soil (Deut. 28:23).

Israel of old didn’t heed these warnings and suffered the consequences. Today many of the modern nations of the world, including the United States and Britain, are following in the footsteps of the ancient Israelites and are beginning to pay the same penalties as their predecessors.

The Bitter Harvest of Disobedience

And as men continue to flagrantly disregard the laws of their Creator, such conditions will continue to be aggravated. Jesus Christ went on to warn of similar calamities in the future. In the book of Revelation, He depicts an earth whose entire food producing ecosystem will be in jeopardy. …

Perhaps lack of food or resources resulting from these global catastrophes explains why a massive army of 200 million men decides to march on the Middle East in the 16th chapter of Revelation. In any event, Jesus Christ went on to show that unless He personally intervened in the affairs of men during this tumultuous time period, all life would be erased from off the face of the earth (Matt. 24:22).

A Global Surplus of Food

Christ’s intervention will set off a chain of events that will finally bring a halt to the continuous rounds of famine and hunger the human race has experienced down through history. Satan the Devil will be put away (Rev. 20:1-2), and with him will go the centuries—old system of greed and exploitation that has left many a broken, hungry, and destitute person in its wake. The “dispossessed masses” will become a thing of the past as every individual will have a chance to own agriculturally productive real estate (Micah 4:4). Farming methods will be overhauled until lush crops are considered commonplace (Isa. 32:15), and one harvest follows hard on the heels of the previous one (Amos 9:13-14).

The earth’s arable land mass will be greatly expanded as mountains are lowered (Isa. 40:4) and the sands of the deserts begin an unprecedented retreat (Isa. 35:1, 7). Only then will the age-old problem of famine finally be put to rest. (4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse – The Black Horse – Famine. WCG booklet, 1976)

We have already seen food price inflation.

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3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food

There are reports about food price inflation around the world. While it is worsening in many areas, some believe it will improve in 2023. Instead, could prices continue to rise in 2023 and get much worse in 2024 and thereafter? What are the causes of food price inflation? Is there any connection between weather, government policies, fertilizer prices, energy costs, economic sanctions and food price inflation? What are we seeing in reports from the United Kingdom, Hungary, and South Africa? What about impacts from Russia’s ‘special military operation’ into Ukraine? Could EU and/or USA policies be effecting any of this? Is the ‘black horse’ the one associated with famine, food shortages, and food price inflation in the Book of Revelation? Are there any physical lessons we can learn from ants according to the Book of Proverbs? What are some spiritual steps we should take according to Jesus? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters and more.

Here is a link to our video: 3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food.

Remember that Jesus said:

34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36)

Do not be part of those who will not be ready.

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WHAT I WILL CAUSE THE SUN TO DO WILL BE MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY CARRINGTON EFFECT KNOWN TO HUMANS.

THE MORE I SEE EVIL CORRUPTION WITH USA POLITICIANS JUDGES ELITES NSA DHS DOJ FBI CIA NSA SHADOW GOVERNMENTS DEEP STATE FALSE RELIGIONS WEF THE WORSE IT WILL BE. WHAT’S MORE IMPORTANT CONCEALING AND PROMOTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHILD SEX ABUSE BRIBES FAVORITISM DISCRIMINATION OR WILL YOU COME CLEAN RESIGN ADMIT TO YOUR CRIMES AND FACE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OR YOU PREFER MASSIVE AMOUNT OF HUMANS DYING ON A GLOBAL SCALE BECAUSE I WILL UNLEASH POWERFUL VOLCANOS FREEZE GREAT EARTHQUAKES FLOODS STORMS PESTILENCES DISEASES FOOD SHORTAGES?

The Carrington Event was the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1 to 2 September 1859. I AM NOT ONLY SEPTEMBER BORN BUT OF DIVINE ORIGINS THE HIGHEST ROYALTY KNOWN TO HUMANS.

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at-the-end-of-days · 9 months

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Earthquakes.

Morocco

Mexico

Chile

California, USA

Several earthquakes, in diverse places.

And so, we refer to Matthew 24.

5] For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

((And we see many cults, many ads who claim that their way is the way to a healthy life. Not saying they are literally Jesus, but that they are deliverance.))

[6] And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

((So many conflicts.))

[7] For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

((And we see food shortages, nations hoarding their produce, fields unpollinated, wheat shortages, potatoes and corn having issues.))

((I cannot speak as to pestilences as they are often underreported as it is! The Covid-19 numbers have been overwritten, changed, underreported!! Malaria, anti-vaccination movements bringing back old diseases.))

((And earthquakes, the most clearly visible catastrophes. Which we are seeing hurting so many people.))

[8] All these are the beginning of sorrows.

[15] When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

[16] Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

[17] Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

[18] Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

[19] And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

[20] But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

[21] For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

[22] And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

And so, I wait to see what will happen in Israel.

For the next global conflict to begin.

#christianity #revelations #at the end of days #links #earthquakes #Morocco #California #Chile #Mexico #matthew 24:6 #Matthew 24

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fluffymcu · 4 years

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Important

I am extremely neutral when it comes to politics and situations like these but I feel like I should say this.

I am an Afro Latina. 50% African American and 50% Dominican. I know of the struggles that POC have had to endure. The persecution. It’s unfair since we are all equal in the eyes of god. But hatred and violence is not the answer. I know it’s difficult to avoid feeling hatred towards these kinds of people. I’m having a hard time with myself in staying neutral. But we have to.

I feel deeply saddened for George Floyd and EVERY person of color who has had their life taken unjustly. I truly feel that the officer who murdered George should be arrested and served the same amount of time in jail that a black person would if he committed the same crime. And not only him, but I feel that ALL 4 officers that were around to witness George being suffocated should be arrested. They are responsible as well. If they had the power to do something about the situation (which they did) they should have.

However, I do feel that riots are not the answer. We’ve seen many videos of officers in different parts of the country taking a knee for this situation. There are cops who care. Not all cops are bad and I feel that it is not wise to be rioting and destroying property especially in parts of the country where the murder of George was not committed. NYPD did not participate in his murder. HPD did not participate in his murder. Many others that I cannot recite off the top of my head did not have anything to do with George Floyd’s murder. And I understand that the murder of POC happens all around the world but violence is not the way things should be taken care of.

Again, I am completely neutral in this situation. I take no sides. I am saddened by the loss of our brothers but I understand the fear of many good cops who have families as well. ALL LIVES MATTER and every person, every cop should live by this. None of us should be judged by the color of our skin. We should all be treated equal.

I do feel however, that Police should be trained better. They need to be taught that just because a person is of color, they are not naturally going to have a weapon or have hostile intentions. We need someone to look up to. No one should be afraid of the police. No one should be scared to die at their hands innocently. If we are just as scared to die at the hands of police than we are to die at the hands of criminals, who can we look to protect our people?

Of course, I am in no way saying that every cop was trained improperly, I am referring to those who correspond to these situations.

It is so saddening to see so much violence and destruction in this country. God’s day of rule is coming and Jesus’ chariot of justice is coming full speed. We have to draw closer to God especially now since times are getting harder to bare. Please, don’t give up on him. He is here with us. But as the Bible foretold, things will have to get worse so that Gods kingdom can take place. These books in the Bible state that these things will happen before Gods day of fury:

Pestilence

Pandemics

violence

Wars

Riots

Famine

Natural disasters

“Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom . . . All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.” (Matthew 24: 7,8)

“Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold.” (Matthew 24: 11,12)

“When you hear of wars and reports of wars, do not be alarmed; these things must take place, but the end is not yet.” (Mark 13: 7)

“There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and from heaven great signs.” (Luke 21: 11)

“In the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power.” (2 Timothy 3: 1-5)

#george floyd #all lives matter #neutral #people of color #god #avengers #marvel #marvel mcu #captain america #peter parker #bucky barnes #peter parker x reader #peter x reader #spiderman #steve rogers

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Are We Currently Experiencing the Ten Plagues of Egypt?

By Author Eli Kittim

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It’s possible that Old Testament allegories may be precursors of future events. If we examine and compare the series of judgments that Moses inflicted upon *Egypt* (which represents the “nations”) to the final judgments in the book of Revelation, we’ll notice that both descriptions appear to exhibit identical events taking place. In our modern comparison it isn’t so much the presence of any one of the following plagues that is significant but rather the combination of all ten simultaneously. If we pay close attention, we’ll see that what is currently happening around the world is reminiscent of the Biblical Plagues of Egypt:

1 Locusts: Ex. 10.1–20 (cf. Rev. 9.3). The terrifying prospect and food shortages currently happening in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are the result of extremely large and unprecedented populations of locusts, which Is unlike anything in our lifetime!

2 Thunderstorm of hail and fire: Ex. 9.13–35 (cf. Rev. 16.21). Mammoth tornadoes, giant cyclones, extremely violent hurricanes, massive earthquakes, huge typhoons, and fantastic superstorms have recently wiped out large human populations, coupled with large-scale conflagrations, unprecedented and unique wildfires that have devastated and literally destroyed incredibly large-areas of real estate in California and Australia, among other places.

3 Pestilence (includes animals) Ex. 9.1-7 (cf. Rev 6.8). Pestilences, such as those that come from animals (e.g. coronavirus that comes from bats), are plagues of one form or another. This includes plagues and pandemics the likes of which have never been seen before. For ex, just look at how fast the coronavirus pandemic started from China and spread around the world, causing worldwide economic shutdown and killing hundreds of thousands of people!

4 Water to Blood: Ex. 7.14–24 (cf. Rev. 8.8; 16.3-4). Consider the great earthquakes and powerful tsunamis that have spread terror of late, such as the 2004 magnitude 9.1-9.3 M that unleashed a super tsunami that killed approximately 230k ppl in 14 countries, “making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history” (2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami; Wiki), literally turning water into blood . . .

5 Death of firstborn: Ex. 11.1–12.36. The deaths of our loved ones (our first-born love [including but not limited to the mysterious coronavirus illness claiming children]) during this horrendous pandemic can be seen as another pestilence coming from the Biblical arsenal of plagues. And since “Egypt” represents all the nations (Gentiles) in the Bible, it would not be inappropriate to call it a pandemic that continues to kill our most treasured possessions. Not to mention the fact that we have the highest abortion rate in human history, with almost 11 million abortions worldwide this year!

6 Flies Ex. 8.20-32. The fourth *plague* of Egypt was of creatures capable of harming people and livestock. The Torah uses the term ‘arob (עָרוֹב "mixture" or "swarm"). That’s the exact same term used by the modern media to refer to the *locusts* that are currently devastating vast areas of the earth (including agriculture and food supplies) and causing famine and great terror in their wake. Not to mention the recent sightings of an increase in Asian giant hornets (aka murder hornets) that are extremely dangerous for bee populations, and may signal the end times.

7 Frogs: Ex. 7.25–8.15 (cf. Rev. 16.13). The super storms and hurricanes have produced one of the most spectacular frog and toad breeding seasons seen in decades in places like Florida, just as we see frog population explosions in places like Vermont, the Netherlands, Jersey (British Isles), and other places . . .

8 Lice or gnats: Ex. 8.16-19. There’s a surge in black fly populations, mosquitoes, and biting gnats that are killing livestock, and deer, and have forced nature center closure in Arkansas, for ex. The super lice surge is now found In 48 US states, and has caught public attention. They have developed a resistance to the pesticides and are growing in great numbers.

9 Boils or Sores: Ex. 9.8–12 (cf. Rev. 16.2). Boils are caused by bacteria. Today, nearly 50,000 men, women and children are dying each and every day from emerging infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.

10 Darkness for three days: Ex. 10.21–29 (cf. Rev. 16.10). This is a plague that is yet to come. We have briefly experienced its effects during several blackouts in the US. But this particular darkness is related to the end times:

“For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be” (Mt. 24.21).

It is associated with the Day of the Lord:

“Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken” (Mt. 24.29).

And it lasts 3 symbolic days because that’s how long the “great tribulation” will last, namely, three and a half years (cf. Dan. 7.25; 9.27; 12.7; Rev. 11.2-3; 12.6, 14; 13.5).

It is probably caused by a nuclear war that is triggered in the Middle East (Rev. 9.14) and spills over into Israel (cf. Ezek. 38.1-9, 14-16):

“This shall be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples that wage war against Jerusalem: their flesh shall rot while they are still on their feet; their eyes shall rot in their sockets, and their tongues shall rot in their mouths” (Zech. 14.12).

Therefore, we can draw parallels between the judgments of Exodus and those of Revelation since they are strikingly similar! Could it be mere coincidence? I think not!

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Conclusion

If we look around our world today, the *increase* and *intensity* of these “plagues” has definitely multiplied exponentially in the last few decades in comparison with previous times. If we also acknowledge what prophecy scholars are telling us, namely, that the *restoration* of Israel represents the greatest fulfillment of Biblical end-time prophecy (e.g. Dan. 9.24-27; Ezek. 38.8), which was also known to one of the greatest scientists that ever lived, Isaac Newton, then Jesus’ saying becomes all the more remarkable and comprehensible when taking into account these prophetic circumstances:

“this generation will not pass away until all these things take place” (Mt. 24.34).

Most prophecy scholars believe that Jesus is referring to the *last generation* associated with the restoration of Israel. According to Psalm 90.10, a generation is equal to 70-80 years. Thus, 2020, when the “birth pangs” (Mt. 24.8) began, lies at the midpoint of that prophesied generation (2018-2028)! Which raises a significant question: are we living in the end times?

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Another significant prophetic marker is Matthew 24.6-8, a passage that is often interpreted as describing world wars, which first began in the 20th century:

“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.”

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Another important sign of the end times is the prophesied restoration of Israel, whose rebirth heralds the coming reign of the messiah. Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy——if its starting date is 14 May 1948 (the founding of the modern state of Israel)——culminates in or around 2020. Perhaps the ending of the Mayan Calendar (2012), Malachiae’s “Prophecy of the Popes” (2013) that seems to end with the current pope, according to the experts, and the unique Blood Moon Tetrad of 2014-15 that fell on Biblical feasts and holy days are all pointing to the current crisis and the beginning of a new world order!

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Are these signs pointing to increasing turbulence in the future? And are they indicators or markers of a coming apocalypse? Almost all Bible prophecy experts answer that question with a resounding *Yes* (including this author)! In fact, I’ve been predicting that something disastrous would happen by 2020 for a good ten years now. And I was right!

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Are You Awake YET???

What you are about to read is based on facts that can be proven, not opinion. Look around the world at all that's going on. There's the world-wide coronavirus pandemic, locust invasions in several countries, other insect and bat invasions, food shortages, natural disasters all over the world, protests and riots, rumors of wars, collapsing of the dollar, etc. etc.. Do people seriously believe all this is just a coincidence, that things are going to get all better and be back to normal? Are that many people really asleep? Well, with the powers that be, the elite, controlling the world and working hard to put the masses to sleep, it’s no wonder. Everything you see in the media is to keep your focus on vanity, celebrities, wealth, violence, explicit sexual content, homosexuality, lying, fighting, brainless foolish nonsense, to force inappropriate and unacceptable ideas in your mind, to make you think they are all okay. And the majority love it and eat it all up.

The media also mocks Jesus Christ and being a Christian. Men have formed religions which are traditions of men, not GOD; confusing you and making you not very interested in Jesus at all. Have you ever wondered why it’s always Jesus that’s being attacked? Why not all the hundreds of religions out there? It’s because they know where the Truth is, and that is Jesus Christ. Remember that woman who broke open a very expensive bottle of precious oil and poured it on Jesus’ head before His death, because He and only He is worthy. (Matthew 26:6-13 KJV). You can’t run this world without worshiping the devil, he is the one that gave the elite their power and wealth. We can see that clearly when the devil tried to do the very same to Jesus Christ in Matthew 4:8-10 KJV.. ”Again, the devil taketh (took) him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth (showed) him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto (said to) him, All these things will I give thee (you), if thou wilt (you will) fall down and worship me. Then saith (said) Jesus unto (to) him, Get thee hence (go from here), Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt (you will) worship the Lord thy (your) God, and him only shalt thou (will you) serve.” The devil doesn’t want you to make it into Heaven because he’s not going to Heaven, he doesn't want you to know that to get there you MUST accept Jesus Christ as your Sacrifice (The payment for sin), that Jesus loves you so much that He died to take away your sins, that you can be forgiven of all sins, and that you MUST be baptized in water (full body immersion, not sprinkled, etc.) and receive the Holy Spirit, repent, turn from sin, obey GOD and Jesus, and walk in the ways of Jesus to enter Heaven.

So when you look around and see a corrupt world dealing with such disasters and fatalities, that’s because it’s a lawless world who doesn't choose the ways of GOD. The majority don’t know GOD, don’t follow HIM, and sadly do not care. They are more focused on themselves and this temporary life, just as they have been brainwashed by the media to be. So let’s take a closer look at all that’s going on now, and see how the Holy Bible already prophesied these things thousands of years ago, letting us know these things would happen and why.

Coronavirus (Pestilence), Locusts, and Food Shortages (Famine)

The coronavirus was started in Wuhan, China, supposedly in a wet market where tons of unclean food is sold. In the Holy Bible, GOD lets us know in Leviticus 11, which animals are clean and may be eaten, and which animals are unclean and cannot be eaten. Not only are we commanded not to eat them, but we are commanded not to even touch their dead carcasses. These animals can clearly carry diseases which can harm humans, so it’s not hard to see how this coronavirus pestilence got started if people are eating unclean animals. Even if this virus was planned in a lab, you cannot create something out of nothing, the disease still has to be taken from an unclean animal, etc. Not only were they doing this but also torturing the animals, eating them alive, persecuting the few Christians in China, worshiping false idols and false gods, etc. And well, sins against GOD do not go unpunished; no matter what nation. The majority of people in the world don’t truly obey GOD, even if they have HIS Name on their lips.

In 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 KJV, GOD says, "If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." Just as this scripture says, right now we see pestilences (the coronavirus and even ebola again), locusts, which are eating up all the crops in several countries, and famine, food shortages happening. So clearly this is a punishment allowed upon the wicked. But will they turn to GOD and obey HIM? Doesn't look like the majority are. So be ready to see greater tribulation as the bible also lets us know is soon coming in Matthew 24 KJV. It’s time to know you must accept Jesus Christ as your Sacrifice, be baptized in water (full body immersion, not sprinkled, etc.) and receive the Holy Spirit, repent, turn from sin, obey GOD and Jesus Christ, and walk in His ways just as scripture says, if you expect to enter Heaven.

Collapse of the Dollar, Mark of the Beast (Micro-Chip Implant), Worship of the Beast (Sunday Worship Law), One World Order (Antichrist)

Now when you walk in stores you can actually see signs stating there is a “coin shortage”. One and five dollar bills will soon follow. The government has been talking about the collapse of the dollar for years, and the coronavirus was their perfect opportunity to do just that. There is no “coin shortage”, they want to enforce their microchip technology on us, the new currency, a chip implant which goes in your right hand or forehead, in which you cannot buy or sell unless you have! The bible already let us know this would happen. “And he causeth (causes) all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save (except) he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.“ Revelation 13:16-17 KJV.

This sounds all too familiar, as that scripture above stated, the Antichrist will try to cause all to worship him, and now the Pope is trying to enforce a mandatory Sunday worship law. So be sure you are reading the Holy Bible and know GOD commands us to keep the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath which is Saturday, not Sunday! You should know and be living in obedience to all of GOD’s commandments, they are for your own good! Don’t end up following the Antichrist to the lake of fire to burn for eternity by following traditions of men, rather than GOD. Jesus lets us know in Matthew 24:24 KJV “For there shall (will) arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew (will show) great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall (will) deceive the very elect.”

If you don't already know, if you worship the beast and take his mark that allows you to buy and sell in this world, the following WILL happen to you!.. "..If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:9-11 KJV

The governments are working together behind the scenes to create a One World Order; One World Religion (bringing all religions together, because they are all false anyway and they know it), One World Leader (the Antichrist), and One World Currency (the Micro-Chip Implant). These things are not secret, just do the research.

So, Are You Awake Yet?

We are living in the end times, as the bible clearly lets us know in Matthew 24. As verses 6-8 state.. “And ye shall (you will) hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye (you) be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall (will) be famines (food shortages), and pestilences (viruses), and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” Do you not see all these things happening? So, don’t be like the many sleeping and ignorant who have no clue what’s going on in this world, especially when this was all prophesied thousands of years ago that these things would happen, and you have access to the Truth right there in the Holy Bible.

At this point it just makes no sense for anyone not to believe in the word of GOD. The bible is literally unfolding right before your very eyes. Oh how the devil deceives and blinds the eyes of people. What we all need to be doing is seeking GOD and Jesus Christ more than ever! The Holy Bible does not only tell us about these things, but that after the tribulation which is soon approaching us, that Jesus Christ will be returning to destroy this wicked world and take His children to the Kingdom of GOD to live in perfect happiness for eternity. So what do you need to do to secure your place there, and not end up burning in the lake of fire for eternity with the evil deceiver (satan) who is working through men and running this world right now? You must accept Jesus Christ as your Sacrifice, be baptized in water (full body immersion, not sprinkled, etc.) and receive the Holy Spirit, repent, turn from sin, obey GOD and Jesus Christ, and walk in His ways to enter Heaven. It’s time to put your focus in eternal life, read the bible, and research what’s really going on in this world. We are in a spiritual battle, all is a manifestation of evil spirits and satan at work, and they have been plotting against you since before you were born, to keep you away from Jesus Christ and receiving Salvation.

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that-macedonia-life · 4 years

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Then they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, when will these things actually be, and what will be the sign when these things are to occur?” ... when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified. For these things must take place first... Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, and in one place after another food shortages and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights... (Luke 21:7-11)

This is all I can think of as things change so quickly.

Short rundown, we have had to change our wedding plans due to Massachusetts restricting crowds to 25. We plan to still get married April 10th but now in NH. We’re still working on the details.

The last paragraph of chapter 2 of the family book was very timely for us:

#NH

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jesus-thenameaboveeveryname · 3 years

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50 {7seals[7trumpets(7bowls)]}

Ω {7 Seals[7 trumpets(7 bowls)]}

6th seal

7th seal

5th trmp.

=1st woe

6th trmp.=2nd woe=Death of people1/3 + 2 beasts(Great tribulation)

7 thunders(Little book, Eternal gospel, 144000)

7th trmp.=Harvest(1st resurrection) + Gathering the vine

3rd woe=7 bowl plagues

7th thunder

7th bowl

Cross the Jordan and blow the 7 trumpets at Jericho. On the 7th day, that is, the 7th trumpet is sounded, 7 laps are made. On the 7th day when the 7th trumpet is sounded, the 7 plagues are poured out on Jericho, Babylon. After the fall of Jericho, Babylon, new heavens and a new earth, the land of Canaan, will come.

1st seal

1st living creature: Come! (Or, come and see!)[1]

White horse = bow[2] = delusion[3]

2nd seal

2nd living creature: Come! (Or, come and see!)

Red horse = great sword[4] = war[5]

3rd seal

3rd living creature: Come! (Or, come and see!)

Black horse = famine[6] = do not harm the oil[7] and the wine[8]

4th seal

4th living creature: Come! (Or, come and see!)

Pale horse = death (probably pestilence)[9] → Kills people of the earth1/4

5th seal

Martyr witnesses[10]

6th seal

4 angels holding back 4 winds[11]

Sealing of 144000

7th seal = 7 trubulations = 7 trumpets

The prayers of the saints in the golden bowls[12] and the incense in the golden censer received by the altar of burnt offering, are offered on the golden altar of incense.[13]

Fire from the altar of burnt offering is thrown to the earth through the censer → ! peals of thunder, sounds, flashes of lightning, an earthquake.

1st trumpet

Hail → Extermination of vegetation1/3 (Famine exacerbated by food shortage)

2nd trumpet

Burning mountain → Extermination of sea1/3

3rd trumpet

Torch Star → Extermination of river1/3 (People cannot survive without drinking water)

4th trumpet

Shining1/3 of the sun, moon and stars is exterminated

5th trumpet = 1st woe

Locusts → 5-month scorpion torment without death (except for those who are sealed)

[1st woe = 5-month scorpion torment]

6th trumpet = 2nd woe

* Release of the 4 angels (Perhaps world war 3?) → 200000000 horsemen → Death of people1/3

* Little book = Eternal gospel[14] → 2 witnesses = 2 olive trees = Ministry like Moses and Elijah[15] → 1260 Days of Prophecy[16]

* 1260 days = 42 months = 3 times and a half[17] = Half a week[18] = 3 years and 6 months[19] = 1st half of the last1week

* A prostitute[20] riding a beast from the sea[21] + A beast from the earth[22] → 42 months of persecution[23] = Great tribulation[24]

* 144000 firstfruits[25] → Eternal gospel → Harvest

* 144000 firstfruits[26] + A great multitude which no one could count[27] = Overcomers on the sea of glass[28] = Martyr witnesses around the last1week

* Saints who are participated in the 1st resurrection = All the martyr witnesses of human history

* All the martyr witnesses of human history will participate in the 1st resurrection.[29] However, Revelation mainly focuses on the martyr witnesses around the last1week.

* (By translating 'week half' to 'during half of the week'[30],) The great tribulation will continue until just before the 1st resurrection. = The great tribulation period will be at least 42 months of the 1st half of the last1week. / Even the 2 witnesses are defeated by the beast from the abyss, that is, the beast from the sea.[31]

* There may be an opinion that the great tribulation will begin 'with' the 1st half of the last1week, by interpreting 'half' in Dan 9:27 as 'during half'.[32] And there may be an opinion that the great tribulation will begin 'in' the 1st half of the last1week, by interpreting 'half' in Dan 9:27 as 'in the middle'.

* When the great tribulation reaches its climax, the 7th trumpet is sounded.

* Babylon prostitute=The son of destruction

* Babylon prostitute riding a sea beast[33] = Beast from the abyss[34] = A superpower seized by the son of destruction[35]

[2nd woe = Death of people1/3 + 42 months of the reign of the beast (Great tribulation)]

7th trumpet = 3rd woe = 7 plagues = last trumpet = 7 golden bowls

1st resurrection[36]

During the 1st half of the last1week, during the reign of the beast, all those who refused to worship the beast either died[37] or fled[38] and eventually are resurrected or transformed by the 1st resurrection.[39] It means that all those who are left on the earth without being raised by the 1st resurrection, must have received the mark of the beast666. Repentance is impossible for those who have received the mark of the beast666.[40] During the 1st half of the last1week, the prostitute killed most of those who refused the mark of the beast666, so after the 1st resurrection, there cannot be any unbelievers who survived after rejecting the mark of the beast666 on the earth. The saints who fled to the prepared place[41] in order to reject the mark of the beast666 are recognized as the martyr witnesses[42], so all of them are transformed and caught up into the air. Now there are only those who have received the mark of the beast666 on the earth. I believe that after the 1st resurrection, there will be no more saints who proclaim the gospel or repentant people on the earth.

Temple is opened and the ark of the covenant is visible. → ! Lightning, thunder, earthquake, hailstorm[43]

Temple of the tabernacle of testimony is opened. → One of the 4 living creatures gives the 7 golden bowls to the 7 angels.

7 plagues will be poured out during the period of the 2nd half of the last1week

1st bowl

Sores on the beast worshipers

2nd bowl

Blood sea

3rd bowl

Blood rivers

4th bowl

Scorching from the sun

5th bowl

Darkness

6th bowl

Armageddon gathering

7th bowl

! Flashes of lightning, sounds, peals of thunder, a great earthquake, huge hailstones

*At the 7th seal, the 7th trumpet and the 7th bowl, lightning + sounds + thunder + earthquake takes place in common. Lightning + Sounds + Thunder + Earthquake comes from the throne.[44] In other words, at the time of the 7th seal, the 7th trumpet and the 7th bowl, the creatures come closer to the true throne of the true most holy place.[45] When creatures come to the throne, their sins are either extinguished or they die.[46]

*The veil to the holy place is opened before the creatures who draw near to the throne for the annihilation of their sins. The atonement is going on to take away sins in the creation world. The 7th seal is broken and the incense for atonement is offered[47], the 7th trumpet is sounded and the atonement begins[48], the 7th bowl is poured out and the atonement for the true temple is completed.[49] Then the atonement for Hades, the altar of burnt offering, begins.[50]

[3rd woe = 7 golden bowl plagues]

World population ranking (2021)

Rev.6:7 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, "Come and see!"

Rev.6:8 And behold, a pale horse, and he who sat on him, his name was Death. Hades followed with him. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth was given to him.

Rev.9:13 The sixth angel sounded. I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

Rev.9:14 saying to the sixth angel who had one trumpet, "Free the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates!"

Rev.9:15 The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they would kill one third of mankind.

Dan.7:2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea.

Rev.13:1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.

Assuming that the beast comes out after 1/3 of the world's population is exterminated by the 200,000,000 horsemen after the release of the 4 angels, the beast will regain its lost power with at least the death of the 2,000,000,000 people.

If 'death' is given power over the earth1/4 means that 1/4 of the world's population is exterminated, and therefore, if 1/4 of the world's population is exterminated by death before 1/3 of the world's population is exterminated by the 200,000,000 horsemen, more people will die before the beast regains its power. However, since death and Hades kill people of the earth1/4 and not people1/4, the number of people on the earth1/4 that will be exterminated may be less than people1/4.

If the earth1/4 harmed by death and Hades is a densely populated area, it is likely that more people than 1/4 of the world's population live on the earth1/4. Then more than 1/4 of the world's population will die. The combined population of China and India alone is more than 2,700,000,000.

For ease of calculation, if we assume that people of the earth1/4 die as people1/4 die, out of the world's 8,000,000,000 people, 2,000,000,000, 1/4, will die. After that, there will be 6,000,000,000 people left, and of those 6,000,000,000 people, 2,000,000,000 will die again, 1/3 of them. Therefore, after the death of 4,000,000,000 people, half of the world's 8,000,000,000 people, the beast will regain its power.

Rev.6:3 When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"

Rev.6:4 Another came forth, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.

Rev.6:5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come and see!" And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.

Rev.6:6 I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, "A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don't damage the oil and the wine!"

Rev.6:9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.

Rev.8:7 The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown on the earth. One third of the earth was burnt up, and one third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Rev.8:10 The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the springs of the waters.

Rev.8:11 The name of the star is called "Wormwood." One third of the waters became wormwood. Many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

If those who die at the time of war at the 2nd seal, famine at the 3rd seal, martyrdom at the 5th seal, extermination of vegetation1/3 at the 1st trumpet, that is, extermination of food1/3, and extermination of water1/3 at the 3rd trumpet, that is, extermination of drinking water sources, are included, the beast will regain its power after more people die.

China

1400000000

India

1300000000

USA

330000000

Indonesia

270000000

Pakistan

220000000

Brazil

210000000

Nigeria

200000000

Bangladesh

160000000

Russia

140000000

S. Korea

50000000

Total population

7800000000

1/4 of 8 billion

= 2000000000

3/4 of 8 billion

= 6000000000

1/3 of 6 billion

= 2000000000

8billion-2billion-2billion=4billion

Assuming that the world's population is 8 billion and that the death of the people of the earth1/4 as the death of the people1/4, 2 billion people die and 6 billion people survive in the period of the 4th seal.

As the trumpets are sounded, the earth1/3 is devastated, and many people die in the process. After that, the 6th trumpet is sounded and people1/3 die. Assuming that among the 6 billion people who survived the period of the 4th seal, not one person died in the process of devastation of the earth1/3, 1/3 of 6 billion is 2 billion.

At the time of the 4th seal, 2 billion people died, and at the time of the 6th trumpet, 2 billion people died, so out of the first 8 billion people, 4 billion people remain.

However, the death of the people of the earth1/4 does not mean that people1/4 die. Also, many people will die in the process of devastation of the earth1/3. Therefore, many more people may have already died before the death of the people1/3.

In any case, after the world's population is cut by half or less, the prostitute riding the beast takes over the world. After the prostitute, the son of destruction, takes control of the whole world, a massive slaughter on the saints begins. There will be no great tribulation until the world's population is cut by half or less.

[1] Rev.6:1 I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as with a voice of thunder, "Come and see!"

[2] Ps.78:56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And didn't keep his testimonies; But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

Hos.7:16 They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

[3] Matt.24:4 Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.

Mark13:5 Jesus, answering, began to tell them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and will lead many astray.

Luke21:8 He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I AM,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them.

[4] Jer.25:3 A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for Yahweh has a controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, says Yahweh.

Mic.4:3 And he will judge between many peoples, And will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Neither will they learn war any more.

[5] Matt.24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

Mark13:7 "When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don't be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.

Luke21:9 When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately." Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

[6] Matt.24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

Mark13:8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

Luke21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

[7] Ps.52:8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house. I trust in God's lovingkindness forever and ever.

Zech.4:12 I asked him the second time, "What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts, that pour the golden oil out of themselves?" He answered me, "Don't you know what these are?" I said, "No, my lord." Then he said, "These are the two anointed ones who stand by the Lord of the whole earth."

Rom.11:24 For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree, how much more will these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

[8] Luke22:18 for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes." He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me." He took the cup in like manner after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, that which is poured out for you.

[9] Matt.24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

Matt.24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.[KJV]

[10] Matt.24:9 Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

Mark13:9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. Before governors and kings you will stand for my sake, for a testimony to them.

Luke21:12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

[11] Dan.7:2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the sky broke forth on the great sea. Four great animals came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

Dan.7:17 These great animals, which are four, are four kings, who shall arise out of the earth.

[12] Rev.5:8 Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

[13] Lev.16:12 He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil: and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.

[14] Rev.10:10 I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. When I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter. They told me, "You must prophesy again over many peoples, nations, languages, and kings."

[15] Rev.11:5 If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies. If anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this way. These have the power to shut up the sky, that it may not rain during the days of their prophecy. They have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

[16] Rev.11:2 Leave out the court which is outside of the temple, and don't measure it, for it has been given to the gentiles. They will tread the holy city under foot for forty-two months. I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.

[17] Dan.7:25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High; and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.

[18] Dan.9:27 He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week(view2:for half of the week) he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, shall [wrath] be poured out on the desolate.

[19] Num.14:34 After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know my alienation.

[20] Rev.17:3 He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth. And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."

[21] Rev.13:1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

[22] Rev.19:20 The beast(sea beast) was taken, and with him the false prophet(earth beast) who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. They two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

[23] Rev.13:5 A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

[24] 2Thess.2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

Dan.12:1 "At that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book.

Matt.24:15 "When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

Matt.24:21 for then will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the elect's sake, those days will be shortened.

Matt.24:29 But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

[25] Rev.14:1 I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

[26] Rev.7:3 saying, "Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!" I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:

[27] Rev.7:14 I told him, "My lord, you know." He said to me, "These are those who came out of the great oppression. They washed their robes, and made them white in the Lamb's blood.

[28] Rev.15:2 I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, and his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

[29] Heb.11:35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

[30] Dan.9:27 He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week(view2:for half of the week) he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, shall [wrath] be poured out on the desolate.

[31] Rev.11:5 If anyone desires to harm them, fire proceeds out of their mouth and devours their enemies. If anyone desires to harm them, he must be killed in this way. These have the power to shut up the sky, that it may not rain during the days of their prophecy. They have power over the waters, to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.

[32] Dan.9:27 He shall make a firm covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week(view2:for half of the week) he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease; and on the wing of abominations [shall come] one who makes desolate; and even to the full end, and that determined, shall [wrath] be poured out on the desolate.

[33] Rev.17:3 He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth. And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement. The angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.

[34] Rev.9:1 The fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from the sky fallen to the earth. The key to the pit of the abyss was given to him. He opened the pit of the abyss, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke from a burning furnace. The sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke from the pit.

Rev.13:1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.

[35] 2Thess.2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction, he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

[36] 1Cor.15:51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

[37] Rev.13:15 It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, so that they should give them marks on their right hand, or on their forehead;

[38] Rev.12:14 Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

[39] Rev.20:4 I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for the thousand years. The rest of the dead didn't live until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

[40] Rev.14:9 Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand, he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. The smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever. They have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

[41] Rev.12:6 The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.

[42] Heb.11:37 They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated (of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

[43] Rev.11:19 God's temple that is in heaven was opened, and the ark of the Lord's covenant was seen in his temple. Lightnings, sounds, thunders, an earthquake, and great hail followed.

[44] Rev.16:17 The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!" There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

[45] Rev.4:5 Out of the throne proceed lightnings, sounds, and thunders. There were seven lamps of fire burning before his throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

[46] Lev.16:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before Yahweh, and died; and Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.

Lev.16:12 He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil: and he shall put the incense on the fire before Yahweh, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the testimony, so that he will not die.

[47] Rev.8:3 Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.

[48] Lev.16:16 and he shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins; and so he shall do for the Tent of Meeting, that dwells with them in the midst of their uncleanness. There shall be no one in the Tent of Meeting when he enters to make atonement in the Holy Place, until he comes out, and has made atonement for himself and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.

[49] Rev.16:17 The seventh poured out his bowl into the air. A loud voice came forth out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done!" There were lightnings, sounds, and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since there were men on the earth, so great an earthquake, so mighty.

[50] Lev.16:18 "He shall go out to the altar that is before Yahweh and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the bull's blood, and some of the goat's blood, and put it on the horns of the altar round about. He shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and make it holy from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. "When he has made an end of atoning for the Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

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The Plague (1348 to 1351)

A plague epidemic swept through Europe from 1348 through 1351, killing an estimated 25–60% of Europeans. Some estimates are as high as 2/3 of the population.

The exact death toll is difficult to measure from medieval sources. The number of deaths varied considerably by area and depending on the source. Current estimates are that between 75 and 200 million people died from the plague.

The term “Black Death” is recent. During the plague, it was called “the Great Mortality” or “the Pestilence.”

Although the period known as the Black Death ended in 1351, the plague continued to return to Europe, with epidemics every few years through the end of the fifteenth century.

The Black Death was the second plague pandemic of the Middle Ages. Justinian’s Plague in the sixth century was deadly and widespread, but did not create the same devastation as the second pandemic.

The Black Death followed a period of population growth in Europe which, combined with two years of cold weather and torrential rains that wiped out grain crops, resulted in a shortage of food for humans and rats. This caused people and animals to crowd in cities, providing an optimal environment for disease.

In 1346, rumors of a plague that started in China and spread throughout Asia, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and India reached Europe. All of India was rumored to have been depopulated.

The first named victims of the plague died in 1338 and 1339 in the area around Lake Issyk Kul (Lake Baikal) in Russia, where a grave marker says, “In the year of the hare (1339). This is the grave of Kutluk. He died of the plague with his wife, Magnu-Kelka.”

During a siege of the Genoese city of Kaffa by the Tatars in 1347, the inhabitants were reportedly infected with the plague when the Tatars threw the bodies of plague victims into the city.

In November 1347, a fleet of Genoese trading ships landed in Messina, Sicily after trading along the coast from the Black Sea to Italy. The ships carried dead and dying sailors, many of whom had strange black growths on their necks, in their armpits, or in their groins. Many coughed blood. Those who were alive died within days.

From Sicily, the disease took three years to sweep through Europe, moving north and traveling as far as Iceland and Greenland. The plague and simultaneous climate changes put an end to the European colonies on the coast of Greenland.

In Siena, more than half the population died. Work stopped on the city’s great cathedral, planned to be the biggest in the world, and was never resumed. The truncated transept still stands as reminder of the death that halted construction.

In May 1349, the plague reached Bergen, Norway, on a ship carrying wool from England. Within days of arriving in Bergen, the crew and passengers of the ship had all died.

Most experts agree that the plague was caused by Yersinia pestis (or Y. pestis), a bacillus carried by fleas that live primarily on rats and other rodents that were common in medieval dwellings.

Since the 1980s, several researchers have blamed other diseases, including anthrax and typhus, for the plague. The argument claims that other diseases spread more easily between people without the required flea vector and can display similar symptoms.

A November 2000 study of tooth pulp in a French plague grave showed the presence of Y. pestis in all of 20 samples from three victims.

Y. Pestis infects its flea by blocking its stomach. The flea tries repeatedly to feed, but the blockage causes it to regurgitate bacilli into its host. When the host dies, the flea and its offspring seek a new host, infesting humans when necessary.

Y. pestis causes three varieties of plague: bubonic plague, caused by bites from infected fleas, in which the bacteria moves to lymph nodes and quickly multiplies, forming growths, or buboes; pneumonic plague, a lung infection that causes its victim to cough blood and spread the bacteria from person to person; and septicemic plague, a blood infection that is almost always fatal.

The mortality rate for humans who caught the bubonic plague was 30-75%. The pneumonic plague killed 90-95% of its victims. The septicemic plague killed nearly 100% of the people it infected and still has no cure to this day.

Medieval doctors believed the plague had at least one of several causes. Many thought it was a punishment from God for the sins of the people.

Many also believed the plague was caused by pockets of bad air released by earthquakes or by an unfavorable alignment of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius on March 20, 1345.

Virtually nobody suspected the ever-present rats and fleas.

The Jews were often accused of causing the plague to destroy Christians, even though Jews and Muslims were as likely to be infected as Christians.

After being tortured, some Jews confessed that they were poisoning wells and other water sources, creating the plague. As a result, Jews were expelled or killed by the thousands.

As a result of forced confessions, the entire Jewish population of Strassburg, Germany, was given the choice to convert to Christianity or be burned on rows of stakes on a platform in the city’s burial ground. About 2,000 were killed.

Many doctors believed that bad smells could drive out the plague. As a result, some of the treatment for the disease included dung and urine, as well as other ingredients that were more likely to spread disease than to cure it.

Other ways purported to prevent or cure the plague were to be happy and avoid bad thoughts, drink good wine, avoid eating fruit, put fragrant herbs in beverages, avoid lechery, do not abuse the poor, eat and drink in moderation, maintain a household in accordance with a person’s status, and so on.

Bathing during the plague was discouraged for two reasons. First, along with changing clothes, it was a sign of vanity, which invited the wrath of God and the punishment of sin. Second, bathing was believed to open the pores, making it easier for bad air to enter and exit the body, spreading disease. The latter belief was common throughout Europe well into the the nineteenth century.

Eau de Cologne and other perfumes were first used during the plague to cover up odors due to not bathing or changing clothing.

Although the poor were hit hardest, nobility didn’t escape. King Alfonso XI of Castile and León was the only reigning monarch to die, but many members of royal families from Naples to England were killed.

Bodies were piled up inside and outside city walls where they lay until mass graves could be dug. This contributed to the bad air and helped to spread the disease.

Closed communities, such as monasteries and nunneries, were especially vulnerable. If one person became infected, the whole community might die. And because friars and nuns tended the sick, infection among them was common.

Gherardo, brother of the famous humanist Petrarch and a monk in the monastery of Montriuex, was the only survivor of the plague in his monastery, along with his dog. He buried the other 34 monks himself.

Of 140 Dominican brothers in Montpellier, only seven survived.

English soldiers carried the disease from France to England, beginning an especially devastating round of plague in England that some estimates claim killed as much as 75% of the population in many areas.

Prior to the Black Death, music was plentiful and cheerful. During the plague, music was rare and grim. Other art forms, including visual arts and literature, also reflect the misery of the time.

As the population dwindled and society crumbled, old rules were ignored. The Catholic church lost influence, creating the seeds that led to Protestantism.

The attempts to find cures for the plague started the momentum toward development of the scientific method and the changes in thinking that led to the Renaissance.

After the Black Death, plague epidemics continued to ravage Europe. For example, London was struck by the Great Plague of 1665, with thousands of deaths. This plague was followed almost immediately by the Great Fire, leaving London devastated.

A third pandemic began in China and India in the 1890s and eventually reached the United States, with infections being especially dangerous in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was during this pandemic that the real cause (Y. pestis) was discovered, along with a cure.

Plague continues to survive in the modern world, with Y. pestis foci in Asia, Russia, the American Southwest, and other areas where the host rodents and fleas live. Today, though, it is rarely fatal.

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